Springwood Australian Football Club

Springwood Pumas
Names

Full name	Springwood Australian Football Club
Club details
Founded	1972
Colours	Blue and Gold
Competition	AFL Queensland State League
President	Andrew Hickman
Coach	Adrian Wallin
Captain(s)	Mark Thompson
Ground(s)	Lowe Oval
Other information
Official website	Springwood Pumas sportingpulse website
Guernsey:

The Springwood Pumas Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Underwood, a south-eastern suburb of Brisbane, Australia. The club emblem is the puma and the club plays in the Premier Division of the AFL Queensland State League.

History

The Club was originally named Springwood Districts Australian Football Club.^[1]

Underwood businessman Geoff Thow ran a self-service store and was concerned about local children who congregated outside his shop with little to do. He decided to place an advertisement in the local newspaper to seek support for the formation of a Junior Football Club. The response was sufficient to enable the creation of the club and Thow became its first president.

The club initially fielded three underage sides and eventually attracted more juniors and was thus able to field more teams in all the underage competitions.

By 1979 the club had progressed and fielded a senior team. The club played in the SQAFA 3rd Division. On 13 October 1979 the clubhouse was officially opened.^[1]

In 1981 with the addition of a reserve grade side the club was promoted into Division Two.

A reshuffling of clubs in 1986 saw the Springwood Pumas in Division One. After two seasons the club was back in Division Two but not for long, promoted again in 1991.

After the 2000 season an AFLQ reorganization saw Springwood placed in Division Two for 2001. It was in this grade that the club defeated Caboolture 12.13.85 to 9.12.66 to win the 2002 Division two premiership.

2003 and Springwood was back in the Pineapple Hotel Cup competition. After making the Preliminary Final in the 2006 Pineapple Hotel Cup season the club has since slipped down the ladder, suffering a winless 2008 season. The club is in a team rebuilding stage and will compete in the 2012 SEQAFL Division one PHC.

Premierships

2015 2014 2002.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Springwood Pumas: History of the Club. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

Springwood Pumas sportingpulse website

Australian rules football in Queensland

Governing body	AFL Queensland

Professional clubs	Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Football Club

Major leagues	North East Australian Football League League Championship Cup Queensland Australian Football League AFLQ State Association

Other leagues	Cairns Capricornia Darling Downs Mackay Mt Isa Townsville Wide Bay

Historical leagues	Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland

Women's leagues	AFL Queensland Women's

Principal venues	The Gabba Carrara Stadium Cazaly's Stadium

Major events	QClash

NEAFL teams	Aspley Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Redland Southport

QAFL teams	Broadbeach Labrador Morningside Mt Gravatt Palm Beach Currumbin Sandgate Surfers Paradise UQ Red Lions Western Magpies Wilston Grange

QFA teams	Alexandra Hills Aspley Bond University Burleigh Caloundra Coolangatta Coomera Coorparoo Kenmore Maroochydore Mayne Moreton Bay Nambour & Hinterland Noosa Robina Springwood Yeronga South Brisbane

QAFA (A) teams	Beenleigh Carrara Griffith Moorooka Ipswich Park Ridge Pine Rivers Redcliffe South East Victoria Point Wynnum

QAFA (B) teams	Ballina Bribie Island Byron Bay Collingwood Park Glasshouse Greater Springfield Gympie Jimboomba Kedron Lismore Maroochydore Northshore Noosa Pomona Tweed Coast Woodsmen UQ Red Lions Yeronga-South Brisbane Zillmere

Former teams	Coorparoo Kedron Grange Locomotives Maroochy Northshore Sherwood South Brisbane Sunshine Coast Valley Windsor Zillmere Wynnum Yeronga

List of clubs	List of Australian rules football clubs in Queensland

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